War and Peace in Transition: Changing Roles of External Actors

Book Overview

External actors drive complex peacekeeping and mediation efforts amid multifaceted war and peacemaking challenges.

A systematic approach to analyzing some of the transient aspects of war and peace with empirical cases that include Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Sri Lanka, and the Armenian genocide, this book discusses some of the critical and transformative issues in war and peacemaking. Considering subjects such as the roles of private military and security companies, the use of force in peace-support operations, how states, organizations, and individuals contribute to conflict resolution, and the challenge of coordinating various peacemaking efforts, this study explores the manifold demands and challenges facing external actors such as international peacekeeping forces and mediators.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9189361644
• ISBN13: 9789189361645
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Nordic Academic Press
• Length: 208 Pages